Hose-supporter.



2UNITED STATES `PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST A. lEASTMAN,A OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR .OF THIRTY-FIVE ONE-I-IUNDREDTHS TO EUGENE T. SPEOHT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 688,609, dated December 10, 1901. Application filed October 22, 1900. Serial No. 33.902. (No model.)

To all whom 4t may con/cern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST A. EASTMAN, a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefullmprovementsin Hose-Supporters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hose-supporters of the typ-e that are designed to be detachably secured to the corset, and is designed to produce a supporter that'shall be simple in its 'construction and yet capable of being quickly and easily detached,and which can be quickly adjusted to different lengths, and which shall also be free and flexible in its movements, so as to adjust itself automatically to any position that the wearer may assume.

My invention also relates to certain novel features of construction and combinations that may be employed either in a hose-supporter or in some similar device, such as suspenders.V

Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which the same reference characters are used to designate identical parts in all the views, Figure lis a front elevation of the supporter attached to a corset with some of the parts detached and broken away to more clearly illustrate the construction employed. Fig. 2 is a detail view in section on the line A A of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail in section on the line B B of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the hook-clamp detached and with the clamp open. Fig. 5 is a central sectional vieW of the same with the clamp closed. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a portion ofthe supporter, showing a modified construction; and Fig. 7 is a sectional view thereof on the line C C of Fig. 6. v

The body portion of the supporter preferably takes the form of a strap 8, the central portion of which passes freely through the loop 9, which is preferably of a 'rectangular form and which carries thehook 10, by which the supporter is secured' to the corset. This hook 10, as will be best seen in Figs. 2 and 7, consists of the stem 11, which has formed therein a bend 12, constituting a shoulder, together with the bend 13, constituting another shoulder, the two bends being connected by the portion 14 and the whole terminating in a small head l5. As will be seen from Figs. 1 and 2, the hook is secured to the lower eyepiece 16 of the corset,being passed through 1 the enlarged portion of the aperture 17 therein and arranged so that the shoulder 12 rests against the upper edge of the aperture 17, while the shoulder 13 rests against the upper edge of the eyepiece, the head 15 assisting to prevent the accidental detachment of the parts. The downward pull upon this hook holding the shoulders 12 and 13, respectively, against the contacting portions of 'the eyepiece prevents any accidental detachment of the hook, while at the same time permitting of the ready detachment when desired by merely raising the hook slightly and then turning it upward.

While I have shown the loop portion 9 of the hook formed integrally therewith, the Whole being constructed from a single wire, it will be understood that I might make the same in different forms, and if it is desired to employ a construction in which the body portion is not freely movable to adjust the parts automatically I may use a construction such as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, where the loop portion of the hook is, dispensed with and the portion 18 thereof, corresponding to the loopvportion 9, is riveted, as shown in Fig. 7, to the portion 19, to which the straps 2O are secured. With the preferred construction, however, the body portion 8 is free to slide back and forth over the loop portion of the hook, so as to permit of the automatic adjustment of the parts in the different positions which the body may assume.

In providing an adjustment for lengthening or shortening the effective portions of the strap 8 I preferably construct it so that the tabs 21 may be detached from the body portion, if desired. For this purpose Iprovide the buckle 22, which is of a generally rec. Y. tangular shape and has the customary upper gland lower cross-pieces, together with the central cross-piece 23, which has its upper edge bent forwardly, as shown in Fig. 3l at 24. The strap 8 passes through the slots formed between the upper and lower pieces and the central piece 23, the friction of the strap therein being sufficient to hold the buckle in IDO any position in which it may be placed. The

' ends of the-strap have secured thereto the hook-clamping members 25, which are ofthe construction-best shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 and consist of the body portion 26, which has the triangular side portions 27 formed thereon, each provided with the circular aperture 28. The body portion is connected with the hook portion 29 by means of the shoulder portion 30. The clamp portion consists of the single plate bent at right angles and having its inner edge 31, which may be toothed, arranged to cooperate with the end of the strap 8, which is passed between the rear of the body portion .26 and the clamp. The clamp portion is provided at its ends with the lugs 32, which project into the apertures 28 and which serve as the pivotal con-- `nections between the clamp proper andtheg vhook portion. While the width ot the studs*` issubstantially equal to the diameter of the" vapertures 28, the thickness of said studs isi very much less thanthe diameter of theap- VertureS, so that when the clamp is thrown.rv down into its inoperativeposition, as shown kin Fig. 4the clamp is free to `move .some little distance away from `the `body portion 26;

end. of the strap in place.

fits into the depression formed by the-shoulder V30, so that the entire hook and clamping member is constructed in a very compact form,.so asto occupy but little space. It will VValso be apparent that with this construction there are when the parts are assembled no abrupt shoulders formed midway of the hook and vclamping member, as the end of the clamp-piecets into the depression formed by the shoulder 30. Furthermore, the action of the clamp-piece coperating with the shoulder 30 serves not onlyto lock the clamp-piece from Aaccidental movement, but it acts as a truss or brace in connection with the hook vportion and `-prevents its being accidentally bentpover.

VWhen the parts are in their operative position, as seen at the right of Fig. 1 and in Fig. 3, the hook portion 29 ts over the lower cross-piece forminga loop in thestrap 8 below the buckle 22, and theshoulder 30 serves to .prevent accidental displacement of kthe hook, Vwhile at the same time permitting the readyintentional separation of the parts. If it -is desired to detach the tab portions 21, it will vbeapparent that all that is necessary is to .raise the hook portion slightly and turn it backward, .when it can be readily detached. By varying the positions of `the buckles 22 upon the Vstrap 8 the elective length of the strap maybe shortened or vlengthened to obtainanydesired adjustment of the parts.

The tab portions 21 are provided with the` fasteners 34, which may be of any desired construction and which form no part of my present invention. The body portions of the tabs consist of the straps 35, which may be elastic or not, as desired, and which pass through the upper loop in the connectingpiece 36, thronghwhich also passes the strap 8 in securing the tab to the body portion. With this construction the tabs are free to v-slide back and forth over the connectingpiece 36, so as to automatically adjust themselves. In order to prevent accidental detachment of the tabs from the connectingpieces, as well as to diminish the wear on the same, I preferably form them with the supplemental strips 37, which are sewed or otherwise secured on the inside ,of the straps 35 and which are slightly shorterfthan thedistance between the points to which theyare fastened on the strap 35, so that whe'nthe parts are in position the straps 37 will vrest upon the lower edge of the-secondary loops 38, formed on'the connecting-piece 36 in the same manner'that the straps 35 rest upon the loop of the connectingpiecethrough which they pass. With this constructionit willbe apparent that as the tabs slide backfand'forth on the connecting-piece 36 to adjust themselves the wear upon the straps `is divided between the straps 35 and the auxiliary straps 37, `while at the same time the strength-ofthe parts is increased and thetabs areprevented from becoming accidentally detached from the connecting-pieces 36.

While I have shown my `invention as rem; bodied in the form which Iat present 'consider best adapted to carry outits purposes,- it will be understood that it is capable -of some modifications and that vI do not desire tobe limited in the interpretation oEz-the following claims except as V'may be necessitated by the state of the prior art.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is=

1. In a hose-supporter, the hook l0 adapted to be detachably secured to the eyepieceof a corset by passing throughthe laperture thereinland having the head 15, andthe shoulder 13 which engages the top of the eyepiece, and means for securing it to the body portion of a supporter.

2. In a hose-supporter, the hook 10 adapted to be detachably secured tothe eyepiece of a corset by passing throughfthe aperture therein and having the head 15, lthe shoulders A12 and 13, the portion 14 connecting said shoulders, said shoulders being adapted to rest on the upper edges ofthe aperture and the eyepiece respectively, and means for securing said hook to the body portion of a supporter.

3. Ina hose-supporter, the hook 10 adapted to ybe detachably secured to the eyepiece of a corset vby passingthroughthe aperture therein and-having the head 15, and shoulder 13 which engages the vtop of the eyepiece, and

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the substantially rectangular loop 9 through which a strap 8 constituting the body portion of the supporter is adapted to slide.

4. In a hose-supporter, the hook 10 adapted to be detachably secured to the eyepiece of a corset by passing through the aperture therein and having the head 15, the shoulders 12 and 13, the portion 14E connecting said shoulders, said shoulders being adapted to rest on the upper edges of the aperture and the eyepiece respectively, and the substantially rectangular loop 9 through which a strap 8 constituting the body portion of the supporter is adapted to slide.

5. In a hose-supporter, the combination with the hook having the loop 9, of the 'strap 8 adapted to slide freely through said loop, detachable loops formed on the ends of said strap, the double loops 36, 38, and the tabs 21 consisting of the straps 35 having the fasteners 34 at their ends and the supplemental straps 37 secured thereto, said straps 35 and supplemental straps 37 being adapted to slide through the loops 36 and 38 in the same direction as the strap 35 passes through the loop 3G respectively.

6.1 In a hose supporter, the combination with the hook having the loop 9, of the strap S adapted to slide freely through said loop and having the hook-clamps 25 secured upon its ends, the buckles 22 on said strap with which the hook-clamps 35 coperate, the loops 36 through which the ends of the strap 8 pass, and the tabs 21 consisting of the straps 35 having the fasteners 34 at their ends and adapted to slide in the loops 36.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with the strap 8, of the buckle 22 thereon having a cross-bar, and the hookclannp 25 having a body portion 26 connected With a hook portion 29 by the shoulder 30, the opening of the hook facing outward when in place on the cross-bar, substantially as described.

ERNEST A. EASTMAN. Witnesses:

Louisu E. SERAGE, I-IAATTIE O. HALvoRsoN. 

